Writer's Corner

By James Gustave Speth,
Microfinance Focus, December 1, 2012:  As I prepared to take the helm of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in 1993, one of the many things I focused on was an examination of innovative ways to address poverty. I already knew about Grameen Bank and its work to give microcredit to poor women in Bangladesh but as I...

By Elissa McCarter, CHF International

Microfinance Focus, May 2, 2012: The “mommy wars” have erupted once again, and Americans are asking a familiar question: “Can women really ‘have it all’?” Through my work with the largest network of microfinance lending in the Middle East, I’ve met a handful of women who are living the answer.

Women, who...

Women Empowerment

By Smita Premchander, V. Prameela and Chinnamma Kuttappa
Microfinance Focus, June 7, 2011:
Abstract:This paper is written on the basis of Sampark’s experience of working with women who are among the poorest in the rural areas of Koppal district of Karnataka.  Sampark works with 230 groups and 3300 women. Sampark’s groups include 20%...

By Malcolm Harper, Lalitha Iyer and Jane Rosser,

Microfinance Focus, March 22, 2011: Editor`s Note: Malcolm Harper, Lalitha Iyer and Jane Rosser (lately of the Ford Foundation), have recently completed a book about BASIX, to be called "Whose sustainability counts: BASIX long...

By Malcolm Harper, Lalitha Iyer and Jane Rosser,

Microfinance Focus, March 21, 2011: Editor`s Note: Malcolm Harper, Lalitha Iyer and Jane Rosser (lately of the Ford Foundation), have recently completed a book about BASIX, to be called "Whose sustainability counts:...


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